Portable horse-hanger and coupling for carousels.



C. H. BGWDITLHJ PORTABLE HORSE HANGER AND COUPLING FOR CAROUSELS. APfucArloN man MAH. 31, Isle.

1,230, 103. Patented June19, 1917.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. BWDITCH, 0F ERDENHEIM,' PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 I-llllllltlr B.

AUGHY, or niinnNHnrM;

PENNSYLVANIA.

PORTABLE HORSE-HANGER AND COIIILIN FR CAROUSELS.

To au wmf/,v -w muy concern:

Be it known that I, @Jeannine Il. Bow

BITCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erdenhcini, in the county of Montgomery and State of .Peninsylvanim have in-` 1n the appended claims.

In thev drawings:

elevation showing a Jumping horse in place;

F1g..f2 1s a partial side elevation partly broken awafy and with dotted lines to indicate the relation of the parts;

Fig. 3 is. a partial central, longitudinal Section; l

Fig. 4 is a 'crosssection through Fig.

Fig. 5 is a detail in side elevation of the hanger, shaft, etc.

.In the drawings 1G represents an upper section of a hangerwod with a customary outer casing 11. l2 represents the lower section of a hanger-rod playing in the hollow base portion 13. The upper sectionrl() of'the henger-rod carries a semi-circular sleeve 14 riveted tothe upper section and having also a round faced pin 15 passing through alperforation in the section ofV the hanger-rod. -16 is, a corresponding semi'- circular sleeve riveted to the lower section of the ost and having also apin 17` passin through a corresponding perforation.

g semi-circu1ar sleeve 14.- bears a pin 18 which projects into a perforation. in the lower sec tion of the hanger-rod, while the semi-circupin 19 which projects into a perforation of the lower end of the 'f upper section of the hanger-rod. The semicircular sections are beveled so that the outer surface is inclined from outwardly, that is, thicker'at the bottom than at the top, when the two semi-circular sections are fitted on the two sections of the hanger-rod to bind them together. 2 0 is a coupling sleeve with its interior surface inclined inwardly so that Specification of Letters Patent.

ppiicauon ined March a1, 1916. serian No.

. ting from the Patented June 19, 1917: 57,949.

it is larger at the bottom than at the top, and, is thus re'vcrsely inclined with reference to the surface of the semi-circular sleeves when applied., Y

In assembling Ille parts the upper hangerrod section with its attached semi-circular sleeve is brought over to the lower section, the pin l5 of the dependilig semi-circular section entering the vtion in the lower section of the hanger-rod, while the pin 18 of the semi-circular sleeve 16 taires into,thecorresponding perforation in the Section 111-. That is to say, when the parts of the two hanger-rod sections are brought together, the free ends` of the semicircula-r sleeves spring into place when the pins reach thecorresponding perforations in the hanger-1od, the se1nicircular sleeves surrounding the junction of the hanger-rod sections. Then the coupler sleeve 20 which has been held above, as shown in the dotted lines in Il 'j 2, is hammered down u on the inclineilasurface of the binding s eeves until the wholelis securely fastened together, and,l `vet, readily taken apart by knocking up on the fiange of the coupling sleeve and spring ing out the depending sleeve 14 and the upwardly extending sleeve 16 so 'that the sections may be separated.

I have provided also a device which enables ine to readily assemble the parts and especially to readily apply the lmngerrod to the crank shaft. 25 represents a crank shaft. The crank sli-aft turns in a bearing 26 which is recessed at 27 and 28to receive projecting pins 29, 30 secured to opposite arms 31, 32, of a fork at the top ofthe hangenrod. The bearing casting has a downwardly projecting web 33 which ily understood that the hanger-rod may be .brought up on one side at an angle and the pins 29, 3U, dropped into place in the recesses 27, 28, and that the hanger-rod then maybe swung into a vertical position, the fork Just clearing the projecting web 33.

, I claim:

1. In a carousel or other combination with sections of of a section o each section of structure, the a hanger-rod, a yielding sleeve carried by the hanger-rod and projecend thereof, and a coupling mis Q 1,230,1oa

sleeve adapted to be driven over the 4sleeves when they are brought together.

2. In a carousel or other structure, the 'combination of opposing sections of e hanger-rod, sectional 'yielding sleeves ettached to each section of the hanger-rod and projecting beyond the end of the cor responding section and serving to substantially inclose the sections when broughtI together, and a, coupling sleeve adapted to be driven down upon the inclosing sections.

3. In e carousel, the combination with sections of a hanger-rod, of sectional yielding sleeves attac-hed to each section of the henger-rod, each sleeve havin a free end proJeetng beyond its section o? the hanger,-

l rod, perforations inthe sectionsof the hanger- "."f rods,"pins on the sleeve section to engage the perforations, and a coupling sleeve adapted -to be drivendown upon the several sections.

4. In a, carousel or other structure, the combination of sections of a hanger-rod, a,- sectional yielding sleeve projecting from each section of the hanger-rod to inclose the han er-rod and provide un inclinedv outer sur ace, of -al, coupling sleeve having an oppositely inclined interior adapted to be driven down upon the sectional sleeves.

5. 'In w carousel or similar structure, a

henger-rod comprising two sections, the i lower section having a semi-circular yield- Ain'g sleeve secured at its top and'project hanger-rod depending below the crenkshaft, of a bearing for the crank-shaft and the supports of the hanger-rod having a downwardlyprojecting web to form a stop against the upward movement of the hangerrod. l

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

CHARLES H. BOWDITCH. 

